Olivia Rodrigo wants to come to Leeds? Star-spotting around the city
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Olivia Rodrigo wants to come to Leeds? Star-spotting around the city

Olivia Rodrigo was recently heard saying “I really want to go to Leeds this year, I think that would be fun” during her appearance on Hits Radio last Friday. 

The ‘GUTS’ singer has previously made her love for the UK known, often seen hanging out in London and eating sausage rolls in Wales, writes Music News Blitz’s Megan Hamilton.

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Music news: Olivia Rodrigo returns with third album ‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’ out this week

Music news: Olivia Rodrigo returns with third album ‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’ out this week

Olivia Rodrigo took the globe by storm just five years ago when she released her debut single ‘Drivers Licence.’

Since then, the singer has reached many musical milestones, including selling out tours worldwide and winning three Grammy awards. 

Rodrigo’s third studio album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, will be released this Friday, June 12.

Here, Music News Blitz writer Grace Moore explains everything we know about the album so far.

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Music news: Olivia Rodrigo performs CMAT hit on Radio 1’s Live Lounge

Music news: Olivia Rodrigo performs CMAT hit on Radio 1’s Live Lounge

American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo covered the song ‘When a Good Man Cries’ for her second appearance on Radio 1’s Live Lounge, writes Music News Blitz’s Emma Corrigan. 

The song, originally from the album ‘Euro-Country’ by Irish singer-songwriter CMAT (Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson), was released last year.

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Olivia Rodrigo: The cure to the cultural devaluation of ‘Girlhood’
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Olivia Rodrigo: The cure to the cultural devaluation of ‘Girlhood’

Music News Blitz’s Darshan Kaur Gill explores the superstar Olivia Rodrigo’s success, not only as an artist, but also as a cure to the continued devaluation of the things we associate with ‘girlhood’.

Singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo emerged as a global pop phenomenon just over a month before her eighteenth birthday when her debut hit single, drivers license, was released on January 8, 2021.

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Music news: Olivia Rodrigo’s celebration of Spotify Billions Club Live performance in Barcelona

Music news: Olivia Rodrigo’s celebration of Spotify Billions Club Live performance in Barcelona

Olivia Rodrigo took to the stage in Barcelona, Spain, on May 8, 2026, for Spotify’s exclusive Billions Club Live show. 

Music News Blitz’s Amelie Da Costa is here to tell us everything we know about the performance. 

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Olivia Rodrigo news: All you need to know about The Unravelled Tour and her SNL performance

Olivia Rodrigo news: All you need to know about The Unravelled Tour and her SNL performance

It has been an exciting week for Olivia Rodrigo fans with the announcement of a tour and her appearance on Saturday Night Live, where she performed a song from her upcoming third album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, that no one has heard until now.

She announced that she will be touring again from September 2026, and we might “drop dead” from anticipation.

Here, Music News Blitz’s Amelie Da Costa is here to tell us what we need to know.

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Music news: Olivia Rodrigo releases first single “Drop Dead” ahead of third album debut
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Music news: Olivia Rodrigo releases first single “Drop Dead” ahead of third album debut

Singer Olivia Rodrigo announced through Instagram that her new single ‘Drop Dead’ is out now – she posted a picture of her blowing a bubble of gum, with the song name embroidered on her shirt.

This follows her announcement on April 2 of a new album release, “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love”, scheduled for June 12. 

Music News Blitz writer Bella Ford reports.

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Music analysis: Anger as an anthem - How women are turning rage into music
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Music analysis: Anger as an anthem - How women are turning rage into music

Though it may have been the 17th-century play that introduced us to the idiom “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned,” four centuries later, this quote feels as relevant as ever, writes Music News Blitz’s Katie Slater. 

With far too many of the world’s most powerful men at best known misogynists, and at worst, suspected assaulters, bodily autonomy under constant threat, and the terrifying rise in the Andrew Tate-style role models, women have a lot to be angry about. 

As a catalyst for social justice, music and rage have gone hand in hand for centuries. 

Facing a particular resurgence in light of recent discourse, angry women are no longer just the alternative, screaming rockers they once were, but some of our most polished pop stars. 

Proving that anger has no genre, a powerful and dynamic group of musicians is forming some of the strongest voices of our generation - let's have a look at what they have to say. 

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Women who move the world: How female artists are redefining power in global music
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Women who move the world: How female artists are redefining power in global music

From Tyla to Taylor Swift, women are not just topping charts, they are reshaping how the music world works, writes Music News Blitz’s Lindokuhle Mlombo.

In an industry long dominated by male gatekeepers and narrow expectations, 2025 feels like a turning point.

Across continents and genres, women in music are no longer content with breaking ceilings. They are rewriting the architecture entirely.

Whether it is South Africa’s Tyla redefining pop identity through amapiano rhythms, Billie Eilish expanding the boundaries of vulnerability, or Karol G commanding Latin stages once ruled by men, female artists are transforming what power sounds, looks, and feels like.

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BST Hyde Park Festival news: Olivia Rodrigo surprises fans as Ed Sheeran joins the stage

BST Hyde Park Festival news: Olivia Rodrigo surprises fans as Ed Sheeran joins the stage

Olivia Rodrigo lit up London as she kicked off the BST Hyde Park festival on Friday, June 27 2025, taking the stage as the first headliner for the event. 

This year's BST Hyde Park Festival is three weekends long, running from Friday, June 27 to Sunday, July 13, with even more exciting headliners and sets, writes Music News Blitz’s Amelie Da Costa.

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Glastonbury 2025 headliner: A look at American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo
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Glastonbury 2025 headliner: A look at American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo

The clocks have sprung forward for Spring and we can start getting ready for the summer festivals, with Glastonbury 2025 shaping up to be a cracker this year.

We have looked at the headline acts, with Simon Wilkes explaining why he won’t be watching The 1975 before taking a look at Neil Young’s epic career so far.

Here, Music News Blitz takes a look at the artist closing out the weekend with the Sunday night slot on the iconic Pyramid Stage, where the flags will be flying for Olivia Rodrigo.

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